Among the more experiential offerings at this year's Milan design week was a three-act play from design studio Formafantasma, presenting a critical perspective on modernism and its legacy. More about Modernism has been "misread and simplified" says Formafantasma
Designer Nassia Inglessis discusses how sensory experiences can be used to create wonder in this exclusive talk hosted by Dezeen and ASUS during Milan design week. More about Design You Can Feel showcase is "a wonder of the senses" says Nassia Inglessis
New York-based Studio Bucky has designed a furniture collection informed by Ireland's ancient megalithic tombs from reclaimed maple wood. More about Portals Collection furniture takes cues from Irish portal tombs
French studio Warm Weekend teamed up with designers Mathias Palazzi and Robinson Guillermet to create a demountable steam room that was presented at the Alcova design event during Milan design week. More about 18 Drops of Sweat is an inflatable hammam designed to "explore water consumption and rituals"
Promotion: design school Istituto Europeo di Design's latest Master of Arts in Interior and Furniture Design course intends to "redefine the relationship between tradition and innovation in design". More about Istituto Europeo di Design launches Master of Arts programme in Interior and Furniture Design
Following the release of the Casa Mexicana book , British photographer Edmund Sumner has selected 10 contemporary Mexican houses that encapsulate the country's contemporary design ethos. More about Ten "brutal yet deeply rooted" Mexican houses photographed by Edmund Sumner
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a 3D-printed railway station in Japan. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about 3D-printed railway station in Japan features in today's Dezeen Agenda
Seattle studio SHED Architecture & Design has renovated a 1960s house designed by American architect Saul Zaik on a forested site overlooking Mount Hood in Portland, Oregon. More about SHED Architecture & Design centres Portland house renovation around skylight
Cornell researchers have developed a pair of small robots powered by mycelium designed for use in agriculture and space exploration. More about "Biohybrid" robots controlled by mushrooms move in response to light
Adobe walls, textured plaster and wooden window frames bring "a unique artisanal charm" to this Indian house overlooking the Himalayas in Ladakh, completed by Indian studio Field Architects. More about Field Architects references local vernacular for Gulzar's Residence in India
A gridded wooden structure formed using traditional joinery makes up The Grand Ring, which Japanese studio Sou Fujimoto Architects has used to encircle the Expo 2025 Osaka in Japan. More about World's largest wooden structure encircles Expo 2025 Osaka
British artist Stuart Semple says that he "pulled an all-nighter" to create his Yolo paint in a colour that imitates one a group of American scientists claim to have just discovered. More about Stuart Semple replicates newly discovered colour with "very weird glowy teal" paint
This year's Milan design week was a noisy assault on the mind that often felt light on substance and heavy on commercial opportunism, writes Max Fraser. More about "The days of dressing up superfluous stuff and placing it amid vapid installations surely need to stop"
German carmaker Mercedes-Benz is hoping to redefine vans as luxury VIP shuttles with its Vision V concept, unveiled this week at the Auto Shanghai motor show. More about Mercedes-Benz unveils luxury van with integrated chess board and karaoke mode
Architects Annabelle Selldorf and Ma Yansong have been named on the Time 100 list of most influential people for 2025 by Time magazine. More about Ma Yansong and Annabelle Selldorf named world's most influential architects
A full-height void creates a passageway through the middle of the Gros Bao restaurant in Marseille, France, designed by architects Neri&Hu to reference Shanghai's traditional alleyways. More about Neri&Hu designs bao restaurant to evoke Shanghai's street life
French-German interior designer Tatjana von Stein, who recently joined the Dezeen Awards jury, aims to create a sense of harmony driven by local heritage and craft in her work. More about "My work is deeply rooted in how people feel" says Tatjana von Stein
Warm and earthy tones and materials were used to create Taiwanese fine-dining restaurant Logy, which architect Keiji Ashizawa designed for "intimate dining experiences". More about Taipei restaurant features lights resembling bamboo stalks
Promotion: US work furniture brand Humanscale premiered its comfort-focused Humanscale Living collection at Salone del Mobile last week. More about Humanscale grows its work-from-home offering with a new comfort-focused collection
Dezeen Events Guide has launched the 2025 edition of its digital guide to NYCxDesign, outlining key events at the festival, such as showrooms, installations, exhibitions, fairs, talks and product launches. More about Dezeen Events Guide launches digital guide to NYCxDesign 2025